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Condensation of 1-formyl-3-haloisoindoles with alpha-free pyrroles in
the presence of hydrogen bromide gives the corresponding benzopyrromet
hene hydrobromides heating alpha-halo-alpha'-methylbenzopyrromethene h
ydrobromides in o-dichlorobenzene in air provides an economical synthe
sis of the opp-dibenzoporphyrin system in acceptable yields.